Oswego County Social Services Official Will Not Resign

Oswego county social services commissioner Fran Lanigan will not resign because of the Erin Maxwell case. Two county legislators have agreed to accept her resignation over the case, but Lanigan has said she never offered to give a resignation.

"Legislators Doug Malone and Arthur Gearsbeck then asked county attorneys to look into whether Lanigan could be fired."

Source Syracuse.com

In my humble opinion, there is no question as to what should be done with Fran Lanigan. She should be fired.

Fulton Doctor Says Warnings Were Ignored By Social Services

Apparently emergency room doctors call social services often for children, and Oswego County social services asks them why they are bothering them.

"Dr. Mullaney, an ER doctor for more than 30 years in three states, said he's never seen child protective workers as unresponsive as in Oswego County. In one case, he transferred a child to a hospital in Onondaga County so caseworkers there would get involved. The problem in Oswego County became so pervasive a year before Maxwell's death that he called for a meeting between DSS and hospital officials."

Source : Syracuse.com

This is absolutely despicable. I am ashamed to say I live in Oswego County, when I see things like this going on.

Oswego County Did Poor Job In Protecting Erin Maxwell

Oswego county social services did investigations into Erin Maxwell's living conditions 3 times prior to her being murdered. 2003, 2005, and 2006- are the years Oswego county received complaints about her living conditions, and nothing was done to help her.

After her death, state police investigators concluded the girl was routinely locked in her bedroom, deprived of food and forced to wear foul-smelling clothing to school. She lived in a house with more than 100 cats, other animals and large piles of animal feces.

There is no word on if any social workers will be relieved of their duties.

Source Syracuse.com

My opinion is, someone, more than one person should lose their job over this one. More than one person is responsible for dropping the ball here...This girl should not have died, she should not have had to live in these conditions!